Russia accelerates advance in Ukraine’s east

Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine at the fastest rate since the early days of the 2022 invasion, taking an area half the size of London over the past month, analysts and war bloggers said on Tuesday. Russian troops swept through swathes of Ukraine in early 2022 before being pushed back to […]
Essay: Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past

Military historian SAMUEL FURY CHILDS DALY, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the troubling trend for military rule among a growing number of African nations…
UN evacuates staff from Haiti as gangs deepen control over capital

Panama City, Panama/Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters United Nations evacuation flights are set to land in Panama City this week as the international organisation removes staff from Haiti due to a sharp escalation in violence by armed gangs that have expanded their control over the capital Port-au-Prince. Panama’s foreign ministry said two humanitarian flights would arrive from […]
The Explainer: Was Jesus Palestinian?

In an article first published on The Conversation, PHILIP C ALMOND, of The University of Queensland, looks at the evidence on a controversial question…
Pope Francis enshrines synod’s final report as church teaching

Vatican City RNS In a note released on Monday, Pope Francis reinforced that the final report issued by delegates to the recently ended Synod on Synodality constitutes church teaching. “Acknowledging the value of the synodal journey that we have made,” the pontiff wrote, “I now hand over the instructions contained in the Final Document to […]
Major food aid ‘scale-up’ underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through from the Sudanese government, a World Food Programme spokesperson said on Tuesday. The army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in conflict since April 2023 that […]
Israeli strike kills at least 13 at school sheltering displaced in Gaza City, medics say
Cairo, Egypt Reuters An Israeli air strike killed at least 13 Palestinians at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said on Tuesday. They said that dozens of people were also wounded in the Israeli strike that hit the Al-Hurreya School in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, one of the oldest suburbs of Gaza City. […]
Russia strikes Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in war’s largest drone attack

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian forces staged their largest ever drone attack on Ukraine overnight, cutting power to much of the western region of Ternopil and damaging residential buildings in Kyiv region, Ukraine’s officials said on Tuesday. Intensified nightly drone attacks on Ukrainian cities are coinciding with a major push by Russia along frontlines in Ukraine’s […]
Pakistani forces launch midnight raid on ex-PM Imran Khan’s supporters, local media reports

Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan’s security forces launched a sweeping midnight raid on supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan who had stormed the capital demanding his release on Tuesday, local media said, with hundreds arrested amidst chaotic scenes. Thousands of protesters had earlier gathered in the centre of Islamabad after a convoy, led by […]
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday

Updated: 10:15am (AEDT) Jerusalem/Beirut, Lebanon Reuters A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. The accord cleared the way for an end to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that […]